GIS in water management for Nairobi City
Abstract
Nairobi has the fastest growing population which requires sufficient supply or water
throughout the year. The city has had water shortages year after year occasioning rationing in most of its parts .This study examines courses of water shortages in Nairobi city and how
distribution or water could be managed efficiently to minimize these shortages. Among the
objectives were: to look into the efficient maintenance and management of network
resources. to determine the percentage or area covered by the network and analyze the water
demand for better allocation. Some of the achievements are: An integrated GIS
system( airobi City Water Sewerage Company Operations and Distributions Maintenance
System). enablernent to spatially viev, relationships between features in arc GIS. Capture
various attributes on network resources. track water leakages, maintain pipe repairs and water
pressure records in view of curbing water loss. visualization of repaired pipes and
determination of leakage trends. performance of water demand analysis based on population
for better planning. determination of best locations for reservoirs and determination of the
shortest path between points. The study reveals that 54.6 % or water is lost due to leakages
and illegal connections. 26.21 % of the area is not covered by the network
Publisher
School of Computing and Informatics
Description
MSc